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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1967

Page

2

Deaths Miss Regina Marchand 51 Biddeford

Miss Regina Marchand 51 of 40 Hill Street Biddeford died this morning in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness She was born May 2 1916 in Biddeford daughter of Noe and Marie Louise Richard Marchand She worked at West Point Pepperell for more than 25 years Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 from St Andre Church Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford is in charge Friends may call tonight 7 10 and Sunday 2 4 and 7 10 p.m.

Regina Marchand Hill St Biddeford Noe Marie Louise Richard Marchand St. Andre’s School West Point-Pepperell St. Andre’s Church Children of Mary Sodality Amadee Augusta Paul A Pauline) Neault St. Andre's Church Emond Funeral Home

Obituary Notice for Hervey V. Ross of Biddeford

Hervey V. Ross 52 of 53 Wentworth St Biddeford died suddenly at home. Born Feb 3 1915 in Biddeford son of Joseph and Emilia Remillard Ross he worked 22 years at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Survived by widow Adrienne Dauphin Ross son Richard in Mediterranean Navy daughter Rachel Caba­na Jr. Rudolph Ross Rose Lamirande Irene Kerry two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday 8 30 from St Joseph's Church Elm St Biddeford. calls at Bolduc Funeral Home tomorrow.

Hervey V. Ross Wentwwrth St Biddeford Joseph Emilia Remillard Ross St. Joseph's School Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Biddeford-Saro Adrienne Dauphin Ross Richard U.S. Navy Mediterranean Sea Albert Rachel) Cabana Jr Rudolph Ross Rose Lamirande Old Orchard Beach Irene Kerry St. Joseph’s Elm Street Bolduc Alfred St

Calloway Tourney Results Announced

A Calloway tournament highlighted the 9 o clock Ladies morning league at Biddeford Saco Country Club. Winners were Mrs Val McCallum 51 38 and Mrs Marge Kenneally 61 38 in a tie for first. A four way tie for third included Mrs Eve Prendergast Mrs Rita Lockhart Mrs Rose Cote and Mrs Dorothy Sawyer with 45 39 61 39 62 39 and 51 39 respectively. The league will meet next Wednesday at 9. Postings for the Presidents Cup will be made Monday.

Biddeford-Saco Country Club Val McCallum Marge Kenneally Eve Prendergast Rita Lockhart Rose Cote Dorothy Sawyer

Funeral Home Listings and Directors in Saco Maine

Funeral directors listed: Emond's Funeral Home at 28 5511 with Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy. Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco with Philip H. Gross Sr. as Director. Dennett and Craig at 368 Main Street Saco Maine dial 282-0562.

Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy Shumway Funeral Service Spring Street Saco Philip H. Gross Sr Dennett & Craig Main Street Maine Dial

Local Obituaries: Biddeford and Saco Residents Remembered

Obituary notices list Alphee Clair of 26 Water St Biddeford with funeral mass at St Andre’s Church Saturday 7:00 AM and viewing hours at Emond Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 PM. Ralph J Goldthwaite 84 of 744 Pool Rd Biddeford scheduled for 3:30 PM Saturday at Shumway Funeral Home Saco with Laurel Hill Cemetery interment and viewing 7 to 9 PM tonight. George Albert Hill 84 of Dayton to receive 2:00 PM Saturday service at Shumway Funeral Home Saco with Buxton Cemetery interment and Masonic services 7:30 PM tonight. Regina Marchand of 40 Hill St Biddeford to have funeral from St Andre’s Church Monday 9:00 AM with viewing Friday 7 to 10 and weekend hours at Emond Funeral Home.

Alphee Water St Biddeford St. Andre’s Emond Funeral Home Marchand Regina Hill St St Andre’s Church

Card of Thanks for Rosalie Bisaillon

We express sincere thanks to the doctors and nurses of Webber Hospital and all who were kind to our mother during her last illness. We also thank neighbors and friends for floral tributes and expressions of sympathy during our bereavement.

Webber Hospital Rosalie Bisaillon

Funeral services for Chester A. Rich held at Saco church

Funeral services were held at 10 this morning for Chester A. Rich at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco with Rev. John Jordan of School Street Methodist Church officiating Interment followed at Gifford Cemetery Province Town Massachusetts

Chester A. Rich Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco John Jordan School Street Methodist Church Gifford Cemetery Provincetown Mass

Miss Elizabeth Adams Committal Prayers Held

Committal prayers for Miss Elizabeth Ellen Adams were offered yesterday at 11 by Rev. Herman Noves of Old Orchard Beach at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco.

Elizabeth Adams Elizabeth Ellen Adams Herman Noves Old Orchard Beach Laurel S1ill Saco

Curtis Back From Brazil

AUGUSTA AP Gov. Curtis returns from Latin America impressed with Rio Grande do Norte Brazil sister state in the Alliance for Progress program. He calls the visit educational and urges more people to people projects. He notes warm reception and no hostility during his trip.

Augusta Curtis Latin America Rio Grande Do Norte Maine Alliance For Progress Program Brazil

Baritone Bugles Sought by Biddeford Fire Dept Drum Corps

The Biddeford Fire Department Drum and Bugle Corps seeks baritone bugles for sale or location of any available instruments. Public contact at the station is requested, with appreciation for any piecemeal donations or leads.

Biddeford

Biddeford Council Seeks Action on Police and City Projects

City officials pressed for enforcement of laws by police and called for a dog officer and police commission to appear. The council budgeted 5850 to rebuild Gertrude Avenue and planned street layouts for Colonial Drive and Plymouth Drive. A special election warrant for September 12 and road closings for cleaning were approved along with a cost study for Fall Foss and Porter streets. Lemire defended the city ambulance amid criticism.

Biddeford Racine Gertrude Avenue Colonial Drive Plymouth Drive Colonial Park Tank Road Pool Road Fall, Foss Porter Street Lemire

Forrestal Repairs After Fire Off Vietnam Coast

The Forrestal, 76 000 ton aircraft carrier, left Subic Bay for Norfolk after 11 days of repairs from fires and explosions that killed 134. Officials expect three to six months to finish. political talks in Washington stall as Thieu Ky government faces stiff civilian candidate resistance and U S calls for security assurances. Senator Kennedy cites interference with free choice. Javits urges disengagement.

Page One Hobart North Vietnam Thanh Hoa U.S. Command Tay Ninh Province Saigon Binh Dinh U.S Forrestal Vietnam Subic Bay Philippines Norfolk Nguyen Vana Nguyen Cao Thieu Washington Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y South Vietnam New York Len Jacob K. Javits United States

August House Guests From California Visit Maine Friends

Mr and Mrs Roger Martel of Vallejo California visit Kittery and the twin city area for August. Mr and Mrs Bernard Duntons of Biddeford return from a two week Napa California vacation with hosts Mr and Mrs William Gagne. They toured Disneyland and Marineland during their trip.

Roger Martel Vallejo Calif Kittery Twin City Bernard Duntons May St Biddeford Napa Duntons William Gagne California Disneyland Marineland

Saco Rebekah Lodge to Meet at Odd Fellows Hall Saturday

The Saco Rebekah Lodge will convene in Odd Fellows Hall on Main Street Saturday night at 7 30. Members will nominate the first officers for the year.

Saco Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Main Street

Church Notes Preview Goodwins Mills Meeting and Services

The Boys Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church meets Saturday at 10 a.m. at the church. Guest preachers will fill the pulpit at the School Street Methodist Church of Saco in August. Sunday worship is at 9 30 a.m. The Goodwins Mills Methodist Church resumes regular services the first Sunday in September.

Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills School Street Methodist Church Saco Goodwins Mills Methodist Church

King calls nationwide referendum campaign on Vietnam war

Dr Martin Luther King Jr announced a nationwide antiwar referendum campaign backed by Vietnam Summer. The effort seeks to place immediate cease fire and withdrawal questions on local and state ballots this fall and next spring, with actions in Seattle Portland San Francisco Berkeley Cleveland New York Cambridge Marin County Detroit Ann Arbor Newton Evanston and Wisconsin communities.

Atlanta, Ga Martin Luther King Jr Vietnam King Congress Marin County Calif State of Wisconsin Detroit Ann Arbor Mich Newton Mass Evanston, Ill King Said

Reporter Hired as Civil Defense Agency Assistant Director

Everett W. Webb of Augusta is named assistant director of State Civil Defense for public affairs. Webb, a longtime reporter and columnist for the Daily Kennebec Journal Waterville Morning Sentinel and Lewiston Daily Sun, succeeds Capt. Robert N. Packard who resigned to join extended Army service. Webb is an Air Force veteran with Korean War service and attended the University of Connecticut.

Augusta Everett W. Webb Leslie H. Stanley Webb Daily Kennebec Journal Waterville Morning Sentinel Lewiston Daily Sun Robert N. Packard Packard Army Trenton Air Force University of Connecticut

Congress security debate on Capitol galleries and access

Lawmakers discuss tighter protection as Powell urges shields and more police. Visitors need tickets for galleries while press must have accreditation. A lax entry culture persists outside guided tours, with security concentrating when the President addresses Congress.

Powell Congress House Senate

Fair and cooler night with mild temperatures

A fair and cooler night will drop to the upper 40s to mid 50s. Saturday remains fair with pleasant daytime temperatures.

Weather outlook for northern New England and Massachusetts

The five day forecast covers northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs will average 80 to 85 degrees with night lows 65 to 69. Saturday remains cool with rising temperatures Sunday through Monday and little change Tuesday and Wednesday. Rainfall expected to total one quarter to one half inch as scattered showers late Tuesday or Wednesday.

Boston Weather Bureau New England Massachusetts Rhode Island Maine

Murphy Named Skowhegan Center Supervisor Amid Controversy

Curtis announced Miss Murphy's training and achievement warrant trust to lead Stevens Center operations. Ulmer granted Dr. McCready sick leave as Dorothy Hanauer takes over as Skowhegan supervisor while a citizen task force watches the school. Murphy is praised for reform efforts and rehabilitation focus.

Ulmer Greeley Curtis Stevens Maine McCready Skowhegan Dorothy Hanauer Miss Murphy Wayne State University Detroit American University Washington, D.C National Council On Crime and Delinquency Women's Correctional Association Hanauer American Correctional Association Maine Conference On Social Welfare

Maine Lawmakers Plus Committees and Topics List

A summary list names committees and topics including Committee salaries with Louis Jalbert and Armand Duquette, Electric Power Rates with Hildreth and Hinds, Insurance Transactions with Levesque and Harvey Johnson, Land Acquisition with Duquette and Campbell, Legislative Compensation with Rideout and Ross, Marine Growth with Benson and Richardson, State Liquor Commission with Dennett and Kennedy, Probate District Court System with Hildreth and Hinds, Mars Hill state obligation with Hildreth and Hinds, and State Printing with Wyman and Baker.

Louis Jalbert Lewiston Armand Duquette D-Biddeford Hildreth Hinds Emilien A. Levesque D-Madawaska Harvey Johnson Manchester Rodney E. Ross Jr Bath David B. Benson Southwest Harbor Harrison L. Richardson Cumberland Liquor Commission William E. Dennett Kittery David J. Kennedy Millridge Mars Hill Sen Rep Wyman Ethel B. Baker R Orrington

Trading On Railway Stock Is Suspended In Boston

Boston AP reports trading on Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway stock was halted after a controversy over a possible MBTA purchase. Rep. Raymond F. Rourke sought an investigation into the stock surge tied to reports of a state buyout. E M Kahoe Jr. refuted intrastate asset purchases and described stock repurchases from the Babson estate.

Boston Boston Stock Exchange Eastern Massachusetts Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Raymond F. Rourke Dlowell State Department of Public Utilities Rourke DPA MBTA Comany E.M. Kahoe Jr Kahoe Eastern Massachusetts First Preferred Babson

Eleven Die In Denmark Rail Disaster

In Denmark's worst rail crash in over half a century an express train smashed into the rear of a stopped passenger train on a bridge on Funen. Three Americans from Ohio and eight Danes were killed, with 33 injured including Gladys Schuman and Lynn Northwood.

Odense Denmark Ohio Joseph Nemesh Mary Jane Cleveland Alexander Kilbourne Young Dayton Howard Young U.S Copenhagen C.A. Larsen

Three Waterville Men Charged in Augusta Safe Break

Three Waterville men Wayne Cashman 22 James Derosky 18 and Richard Lizotta 21 will be arraigned August 22 in Southern Kennebec District Court on charges of larceny in connection with a safe break at an Augusta supermarket.

Augusta (Ap Waterville Kennebec Augusta Wayne Cashman James Derosky Richard Lizotta

Lawmakers clash over funding and land use plans

The discussion centers on state valuation procedures with Rep Baker and Sen Albair, tax sharing versus federal grants in aid highlighted by Sen MacLeod and Sen Albair, and transportation by motor common carrier with Sen Johnson and Rep Rideout. The Wildlands Use Commission features Rep Richardson and Rep Benson.

Rep Baker Sen Albair MacLeod Johnson Rideout Wildlands Use Commission Richardson Benson

Serpico recounts Ferry Lane land dispute with Biddeford

Joseph Serpico says city altered his Ferry Lane land without proper agreement to create a turn around and gravel area. He seeks restoration and costs, while officials dispute damage claims and say no binding terms exist. He plans to pursue the matter at future council Sessions.

Biddeford Joseph Serpico Journal Serpico Ferry Lane Old Pool Road Arthur Pratt Ed Goulet Ise Pratt Norman C. Racine Saaid Racine Leo R. Lemire Armand Duquette Goulet

Vocation Center Sought For Biddeford Project

Advisory Board of the Regional Technical and Vocational Center of Biddeford met at John F. Kennedy School. Melvin Gay and Joseph Plamondon reported planning progress and showed draft proposals to be submitted to the State Board of Education on August 25. The board may award part or all of 500000 to Biddeford or Sanford. planners aim for Biddeford location.

Biddeford John F. Kennedy School Conrad Grondin Melvin Gay Joseph Plamondon State Board of Education State Board Sanford Plamondon Gay Vocationa Center

Laundry Break In At Dame's Laundry In Saco

Saco police investigated a break in at Dame's Laundry on Pleasant Street last night. About $50 was taken from a Coke machine. entry was via a rear unlocked window and the offenders departed through a boiler room door. Also, William Martel reported a siphoned gas tank from his car. Both cases remain under investigation.

Saco Dame Pleasant Street William Martel Wood Ave Martel

Pollster roles expand across hundreds of U S firms

A field interviewer works for a pollster, one of over 300 firms sampling public opinion nationwide. The industry includes many operators across the United States.

United States

Metropolitan Family Plan life insurance offer

Parents have learned about Metropolitan's Family Plan that insures each child at a single low cost. For life insurance options for all ages, call now.

Metropolitan

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Miss Regina Marchand Hervey Dr. King Civil Defense Agency House of Representatives Tennessean Capitol James M. Powell Egee Tides High A Hawaiian Islands John Foley Taylor St Foley Jacqueline Dumont Romeo Dumont Park St Lee Tues Thurs IBM IBM Data Processing IBM Machines Room Gray's School OF Business Congress ST Portland Carey Bros. Jewelers Thacher Building Armand J. Mercier Dearborn Alfred Street Roger A. Politras Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Biddeford, Maine Paul E. Sheltra Felix T. Sheltra & Son Real Estate Agency Jefferson St. Dial
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